Printed circuit board connector



Oct. 29, 1968 J. KATZ PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet l Oct. 29, 1968 1 KATZ PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 5, 1966 Patented O ct. 29, 1968 United States Patent Olice 081511 l- 2 3 408 611 When the connector of the present invention is used, it PRINTED ClRCUr BARD CONNECTOR is merely necessary to s lip the terminal strips thereof over 'Jack Katz 6630 W Colgate Ave the aforesaid printed circuit strips on the board, so that Los Angeles Calin 90048 the connections may be made between the printed cir- Filed June 3, 1966, Ser. No. 555,020 cuitry on the board and the respective contacts of the 2 Claims. (Cl. 339-17) connector.

The connector of the invention may lbe secured to the board by any appropriate means. The connections be- ABSTRACT 0F THE DISCLOSURE tween the terminal strips of the connector and the respect e o e torfor a rl ted clrcult board ls tive printed circuit strips on the board may be made by prcfiedg ilhiillliJ hisnii1 alurality olf) crontacts mounted in 10 soldering oi vveiding- AS vviii be described n notch may side-'by-side relationship in an elongated insulated housne Provided in one end of ine board io facilitate ine ing The housing is positioned at one end of the printed mounting of ine oonneoioi' on the boni'dcircuit board within a notch Each of the contacts includes An ooieei of ine invention therefore, 1S t0 provide an lyconnected thereto by soldering, or otherwise. Another onieot onine invention is to Piovifie an iin' proved connector/printed circuit board combination incorporatng the above-described features.

The present invention relates to printed circuit boards/ other ooieois and novel-'linges of ine invention v viii ne* connector assemblies; and it relates more particularly to ooinenpparent from e oo iisideieiion of ine following de* an improved tel,mmal connector for a prlnted clrcmt s cription when the description is considered in conjuncboard, and to an improved printed circuit board/connecnon with tno accompanying drawings in Wnieh tor combinan-Om FIGURE 1 show s a usual prior art printed circuit t is common Practice for Printed circuit boards to be ggtngg gdtn ligtiglevglcieeamin digital com rovided with a lu -in t e of terminal connector, so i tlhat each board egli ne phi/ged inl and out of the equp- EIGURE 2 snows ine eiieiiit board of FIGURE i ment in which it is used. In such cases the terminal conhaving a noton formed in one end tn eieof So as to Teoeive nector is usually mounted at one end of the board. It s t e connector .of the present invention; also common practice for the printed circuit board, with EIGURE 3 1S a bottom View of a connecior constrnco or without the terminal connector, to be plugged into a ed 1n accordance Wnn the conceptspf the Invention; connector alllxed to other Printed clrcultrv FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view of the connector In accordance with the usual prior art practice, the of FIGURE 3 taken Substantially on ine iin@ 4`4 of connector for a printed circuit Iboard consists of an elon- FIGURE 3; gated linsulated housing, and a plurality of contacts FIGURE 5 15 a view of the Printed Circuit board of mounted in mutually-insulated -side-by-side relationship IGURE 2 with file ooniieotoi of FIGURE 3 mounted. Within the insulated housing. ln Place on ine circuit board;

hese contacts are usually connected to the printed cir- FIGURE v6 1S a fragmentary sectional view taken escuit on the associated circuit board, by drilling a hole in Sonnnny n1ong-tne nne 6` 6 of FIGURE 5i the Iboard for each contact, and by staking an eyelet in E IG 7 is a Perspective view of a modined forni of each hole; these eyelets serving to connect the contacts the invention; in the insulated housing to respective leads of the printed FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary Pian vieW of the embodicircuitry on the board. ment of FIGURE 73 The prior art printed circuit board/connector combina- FIGURE 9 is n Section: snbsianiiaiiy along the iiile tions, however, have usually involved a large amount of 9`9 of FIGURE 8; ano handling and detail, for example, in the accurate location FIGURE 1o s a Section siibsianiiaiiy along the iiiie of and drilling of holes and staking of eyelets; and for 10`10 of FIGURE that reason are telatlvelv expenslve The printed circuit board 10 of FIGURES 1 and 2 In the practice of the present invention, a plug-in type may no any typical Printed Circuit noord, COHSiiiiCfeCl in connector ls provided having a plurality of contacts known manner to have .an appropriate printed circuitry mounted in side-by-sde relationship in an elongated inon eitnef oi ooin faces thereofsulated housing, such as in the prior art connectors. Each AS is Snai i n the ait inePiiiiied Cii'fliitfy 011 the C lfof the contacts includes a conductive elongated terminal en it 'ooei'fi lo iS ieiniinaiei iii a Pliiffily 0f COndUCtlve strip which extends out from one face of the housing. As P rinted ironn terminal strips 12 which ne formed In will be described, the improved connector of the inven- Sine'bv'side and nininaiiy spaced reiatlOIlShlp at One end tion may be of the male or female type, and the connecof ine board 10 tions to the printed circuit board extend from the coii- In oi'dei' io receive the COiiIleCGr 0f the Invention, a nector either at right angles to or parallel to the plane large noten inav ne formed at the end O f the bOard t0 0f the printed circuit board. 60 receive the terminal connector to be described, as shown In accordance with the concepts of the invention, these in FIGUREZ terminal strips are such that they extend in a plane spaced The Ping-iii type 0f C0I111 C0r Illustrated 1n the drawing from the aforesaid face of the housing, and essentially includes an elongated housing 0f, 01' 2X-ample, plasflc parallel thereta insulating material. The housing 16 includes .a plurality It is usual in printed circuit boards to provide printed of contacts 18- Each 0f the Contacts 18, as shown in ment, these connections being made through connectors have an appropriate female contact configuration, to rewhich are mounted on the boards, as mentioned above. ceive (in plug-in relationship) the pins of an associated such as designated 20, for example, in FIG- end of each contact extends out from the housing 16 in the form of an elongated contact plug, URE 6. One face 16a of the terminal Strip 18a. Each of these strips extend in a plane essentially parallel to the mounting plane of the printed circuit board.

It will be appreciated that the illustrated plug-in termibe mounted on the end of the terminal board 10, merely by slipping the terminal strips 18a over the corresponding circuit terminal strips 12. When in place, the connector may be mounted on the board by screws 22, or rivets, or other appropriate fasteners extending through holes in the end of the housing 16 and through mating holes on the board.

When the connector is so in place, each of the terminal strips 18a extends along a corresponding printed circuit terminal strip 12, and makes electrical contact therewith. Appropriate soldering or welding techniques may be used to attach the terminal strips 18a to the respective printed circuit terminal strips 12.

It will be appreciated that the improved connector and connector/ printed circuit board combination of the present invention may be constructed simply and inexpensively, and yet it provides a rigid and permanent connector means for the printed circuitry on the board.

The connector shown in FIGURES 1-6 is of the female type. It is evident, of course, that the contacts 18 may be replaced by a male type of contacts for plug-in connection into a further female type connector.

In the embodiment of FIGURES 7-10, a male type connector is used. The printed circuit board 10 ts into a channel which extends across the top face of the connector housing 30. The connector includes a pair of integral mounting blocks 30a, and a pair of screws 32 (or other appropriate fasteners) extend through the blocks and through the panel 10 to mount the connector on the panel.

A plurality of contacts 34 extends through nector housing 30, .as shown. The contacts 34 may be positioned in pairs along the length of the housing, and each extend along corresponding printed circuit conductors on each side of the board 10.

The contacts 34 are soldered or welded to the corresponding printed circuit conductors, as in the previous embodiment.

nal connector may the con the connector shown in It will be appreciated, of course, thaty the contacts of FIGURES 3-6 may-be parfallel to the circuit board. Conversely, the contacts of the connector shown in FIGURES 7-10 may -be made to it at right angles to the circuit board. p

While particular embodiments of'the invention have been described, modifications may be made. Such modilications are intended to be covered in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: i

1. A printed circuit board assembly'including: a printed circuit board having a transverse notch at one end thereof and having a plurality of printed circuit conductors thereon, said printed circuit conductors being positioned in spaced side-by-side relationship atA said one end of said printed circuit board; an elongated insulated connector housing mounted on said one end of said printed circuit board over said notch and extending transversely across said board; and a plurality of electrically conductive terminal contacts positioned within said connector housing adjacent one another and spaced and insulated from one another, said contacts being aligned with respect-- tive ones of said printed circuit conductors an engagement' of said housing and said board, and said contacts each being configured to have corresponding integral strips extending out from the face of said housing into said notch and along corresponding ones of said printed circuit conductors parallel thereto and in electrical contact therewith.

2. The combination defined in claim 1 in which each of said electrically conductive terminal contacts is composed ot resilient metallic strips configured as a female contact extending perpendicular to the plane of said printed circuit board.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,932,810 4/ 1960 Novak 339-17 3,020,510 2/1962 Kuch 339-17 3,138,675 6/1964 Krone 339-17 3,208,026 9/ 1965 Ruehlemann 339--17 3,215,975 11/1965 Kinkaid 339-17 3,264,596 8/1966 Bernutz 339-17 3,300,686 1/1967 Johnson et al 339-17 X P. A. CLIFFORD, Assistant Examiner. 

